Deployment "vfszip:/Users/jstoner/Documents/jboss-5.1.0.GA/server/default/deploy/JBossDukesBank.ear/" is in error due to the following reason(s): org.xml.sax.SAXException: cvc-complex-type.2.4.a: Invalid content was found starting with element 'description'. One of '{"http://java.sun.com/xml/ns/j2ee":display-name, "http://java.sun.com/xml/ns/j2ee":icon, "http://java.sun.com/xml/ns/j2ee":module}' is expected. @ vfszip:/Users/jstoner/Documents/jboss-5.1.0.GA/server/default/deploy/JBossDukesBank.ear/META-INF/application.xml[6,18]

at org.jboss.deployers.plugins.deployers.DeployersImpl.checkComplete(DeployersImpl.java:993) at org.jboss.deployers.plugins.deployers.DeployersImpl.checkComplete(DeployersImpl.java:939) at org.jboss.deployers.plugins.main.MainDeployerImpl.checkComplete(MainDeployerImpl.java:873) at org.jboss.system.server.profileservice.repository.MainDeployerAdapter.checkComplete(MainDeployerAdapter.java:128) at org.jboss.system.server.profileservice.hotdeploy.HDScanner.scan(HDScanner.java:369) at org.jboss.system.server.profileservice.hotdeploy.HDScanner.run(HDScanner.java:255) at java.util.concurrent.Executors$RunnableAdapter.call(Executors.java:441) at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask$Sync.innerRunAndReset(FutureTask.java:317) at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.runAndReset(FutureTask.java:150) at java.util.concurrent.ScheduledThreadPoolExecutor$ScheduledFutureTask.access$101(ScheduledThreadPoolExecutor.java:98) at java.util.concurrent.ScheduledThreadPoolExecutor$ScheduledFutureTask.runPeriodic(ScheduledThreadPoolExecutor.java:181) at java.util.concurrent.ScheduledThreadPoolExecutor$ScheduledFutureTask.run(ScheduledThreadPoolExecutor.java:205) at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.runTask(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:886) at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:908) at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:637)

It looks like an XML problem with application.xml. This is the file that came with jbossj2ee-src.zip:

DEPLOYMENTS MISSING DEPENDENCIES: Deployment "jboss.j2ee:module="bank-ejb.jar",service=EjbModule" is missing the following dependencies: Dependency "jboss.ejb:service=EJBTimerService" (should be in state "Create", but is actually in state "Configured")

DEPLOYMENTS IN ERROR: Deployment "jboss.ejb:service=EJBTimerService" is in error due to the following reason(s): Configured

at org.jboss.deployers.plugins.deployers.DeployersImpl.checkComplete(DeployersImpl.java:993) at org.jboss.deployers.plugins.deployers.DeployersImpl.checkComplete(DeployersImpl.java:939) at org.jboss.deployers.plugins.main.MainDeployerImpl.checkComplete(MainDeployerImpl.java:873) at org.jboss.system.server.profileservice.repository.MainDeployerAdapter.checkComplete(MainDeployerAdapter.java:128) at org.jboss.system.server.profileservice.hotdeploy.HDScanner.scan(HDScanner.java:369) at org.jboss.system.server.profileservice.hotdeploy.HDScanner.run(HDScanner.java:255) at java.util.concurrent.Executors$RunnableAdapter.call(Executors.java:441) at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask$Sync.innerRunAndReset(FutureTask.java:317) at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.runAndReset(FutureTask.java:150) at java.util.concurrent.ScheduledThreadPoolExecutor$ScheduledFutureTask.access$101(ScheduledThreadPoolExecutor.java:98) at java.util.concurrent.ScheduledThreadPoolExecutor$ScheduledFutureTask.runPeriodic(ScheduledThreadPoolExecutor.java:181) at java.util.concurrent.ScheduledThreadPoolExecutor$ScheduledFutureTask.run(ScheduledThreadPoolExecutor.java:205) at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.runTask(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:886) at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:908) at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:637)

I'll keep chugging on this, but if anyone has any ideas let me know (I haven't dealt with EJBs at all).

I feel like I blundered into trying the Duke Bank example. I suppose there are a number of paths into the JBoss website, and it's a little confusing. I'm not exactly a JBoss newb--I worked for years at a company that used JBoss but wrapped everything in its own corporate APIs. Is anyone looking at the newb path into JBoss and maybe smoothing the developer experience a bit? If so I can certainly help.